laverca

== Galician == === Etymology === Attested since at least 1295, as a nickname (Maria Laverca). From Suevic *lāwerka, or from Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌺𐍉 (*laiwērkō), from Proto-Germanic *laiwazikǭ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /laˈbɛɾka/ [laˈβ̞ɛɾ.kɐ] Rhymes: -ɛɾka === Noun === laverca f (plural lavercas) lark (bird) Synonyms: calandra, cotovía busybody (nosy person) Synonyms: lercha, lerchán chickenpox ==== Derived terms ==== lavarquela (“lark”) === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “laverca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “laverca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “laverca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Suevic *lāwerka, or from Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌺𐍉 (*laiwērkō), from Proto-Germanic *laiwazikǭ. === Pronunciation === === Noun === laverca f (plural lavercas) skylark (Alauda arvensis, a passerine) Synonyms: cotovia, calandra, calhandra === Further reading === “laverca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026